when did you get cleared for the gym?

Question

Had my baby 5 days ago and I am dieing to hit the gym again!! And forgot to ask my doctor when I can go back. Obviously I won't go until it's cleared by him but how long did your doctor give you?

Answer

I was 100% cleared for exercise by my doctor at 2 weeks, I had a natural unmedicated delivery, no tears and no stickers.

Answer

I waited 6 weeks. Have a friend who went back after 2 weeks because she had a small baby (5.5lbs) with no tearing and thought she was fine but ended up with urinary incontinence which took a year of therapy to fix. Her situation is probably not typical (although urinary incontinence is more common than ppl share) but it was enough to scare me into waiting!!  I just went for really long walks with baby. Even without tearing your muscles go through a lot of stretching and need time to heal.

Answer

3 weeks for light/medium  exercise

Answer

4 weeks is the minimum for a vaginal birth with zero risk, but they typically prefer you to wait 6 weeks.

when did you get cleared for the gym?

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